Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ562hWrK1mO
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqXLv6isas
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWnaDi1YN2
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2VNjLy999
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHxmYdEadn
and all the other seven chosen boys were headed to.
“How did they even get there?” you may ask. Well, you see…
“Will Caspian Grenfield, Isaac Blueburn, Jax Jackson,754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuE56RrnQXn
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphZ0gkdCFr
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtpfPaScdh
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uBEIT23zc
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcWnfwtZoU
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUFuGw9opP
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjK2X4N7lO
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9NVbSdqKa
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmMngDl3hq
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnsJiolMVb
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYFSbYKcHm
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWogJYMLww
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSMz4Yc0Cv
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxcelWbvvU
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrcMMbu4Pv
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQXVtMDteN
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fRkob7BXs
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpVhNbBdvl
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw72DZLXZuQ
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jkNChxPtY
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlv5KtPHda
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TJLwYpA9A
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CUpcocbNa
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8pBTrTgsx
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yT6dNHUdO
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5Swhhd6Rm
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhf0UTHFwU
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡury3ET2aGk
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3IsqxQWby
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoVz8mk2SH
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwFQoOZF1O
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORRX3AIwEx
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXdqp9Zpbi
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8YLBo3d0j
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALHilAZso4
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEveoG7zGb
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0JCehVtP0
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pHyMrMLqE
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wiUG5KmEz
to the bone. And this was just the first three, where were the other four?
“Caspian, please have a seat while we wait for the others,”754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEeV2IqRQY
Principal Gwen said calmly as she gestured to the seats in front of his desk.
Caspian took a seat on the couch in front of the three other754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hHaTiyZKJ
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFD8UKZUt6
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmONyxAo7Xt
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4tJ2c0Uoe
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuqZM12uJ7
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWsYUtONP9
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhE7wZ478ID
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiMTBQNRgd
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0LL8ZiI7a
that Robbie would think that he was just a stupid Omega with no friends.
A few years later, word got around that Robbie was an Alpha754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPbunn2eTE
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DZq7FHGbe
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ189CzlRMJS
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PPsXa3M0b
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMj820JK9Qq
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuonAUL75in
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mvvGgvrwR
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzlz0hwNA5
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAgVmDpLd4
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNiRWxNjS3
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx1URg2QVV
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqPNwssOQK
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWYyOoDFeZ
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVF11d7cIf7
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWG0tgi8li
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMomKKC8gF
be in here for?”
“Nope,” Mason said immediately.
“Not that I know of… yet,” coming from Mason.
“Of course not. How could I?” babbled Lee.
“No, Ma’am,” Will said, shaking his head.
“…”: Caleb.
“Hopefully not,” Caspian muttered.
“I don’t think so…?” Robbie said slowly.
“Very funny, Miss Gwen,” chuckled Blue.
“Okay then good,” smiled Principal Gwen. “Because if there754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpXz6QweTI
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKHeXDVMhi
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeRKJXLgBo
school year’s prom. You know, to commemorate the graduation of the seniors.”
“But Ma’am,” Blue said, raising his hand.
“Yes, Blue?” Principal Gwen said, giving Blue permission to754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToBSugZYLW
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QyMV3QGKo
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDpcpq6xFe
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46lYYVdZwr
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6Xoe90HjI
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uKk7Ysvja
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXWFzK7Cjs
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlhdmtFt4t
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHchWHGLWsE
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4oAGg3Jdl
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSjYSNAKsT
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡll47SRboJm
that. ‘Pre-Prom Party’. You boys already have something to call it.”
“Way ta go, Cassie!” Blue cheers enthusiastically.
All the other boys cheer as well, even Robbie—who was still754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cF8MurNSK
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHKnOfSwAX
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkdRzLfSjy
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUJhFnPjRc
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVxNGfxR0J
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8d9ywrmetX
reply slip your parents need to sign in order for you to-”
“‘Stay at an Airbnb for a week’?” read Lee from the form.
“Miss,” Mason started, confused. “What do you mean by that?”
“Don’t worry, you will be accompanied by Miss Leslie.”
…and now they were arriving at the Airbnb.
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Oh, how time flies…
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